Steven R. Barela v. State

KAUTZ, Justice.

[¶1] Steven R. Barela challenges the district court’s order denying two motions. We dismiss this appeal because Mr. Barela’s motions attempt to raise issues outside the jurisdiction of the district court and this Court.

BACKGROUND

[¶2] In 1994, Mr. Barela murdered his wife. In 1995, he pled guilty to second-degree murder and the district court sentenced him to a term of twenty-eight years to life. Mr. Barela did not appeal that sentence. Later, Mr. Barela filed a motion for sentence reduction, which the district court denied. This Court affirmed the district court’s denial of the…